Thornton Curtis Lych Gate

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Reference WMO/201266

Address:

St Lawrence's Church

Main Street (A1077)/Laurel Lane

Thornton Curtis

DN39 6XW

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Lychgate
Materials:
  • Brick Brick
  • Stone Limestone
  • Stone Slate
  • Timber Oak
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: A lychgate of seemingly earlier date than WW1 - it appears to be from the early to mid 1800's. The structure comprises an oak frame on a brick and stone walls, and the roof covering is natural slates. The oak framing has been coated with a glossy/satin wood stain in a dark colour. There is some minor (old) warping and distortion of the timber lattice panels above the tie beams on the gables, but nothing of any great concern. There is erosion and spalling of the brick and stonework and a few roof slates are loose but there have been recent repairs that show there is local care of the lychgate. There is just a small brass plate screwed to the tie beam above the front of the gate and bearing the words 'to the memory of those who gave their lives in the two world wars'. There is no name panel on the lychgate- the original oak panels are inside the church (WMO/262755 for WW1 and 262757 for WW2) together with other memorials. Dedicated in December 1920 by The Rev. Canon Hicks
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Dedicatory plaque: TO THE/ MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN TWO WORLD WARS

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